Bad Education
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2012 - 2024
- 33 episodes (5 series)
School-based comedy about the worst teachers to ever be involved in the British education system. Stars Layton Williams, Charlie Wernham, Mathew Horne, Vicki Pepperdine, Asha Hassan and more.
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A Christmas Carol
Further details
Featuring original songs and choreography to tell a Dickens-inspired tale, Jack Whitehall returns for a special Christmas cameo as Alfie Wickers with an unmissable musical theatre performance.
On the last day of Christmas term at Abbey Grove, drama teacher Stephen stages his own funeral to hear what the school will say about him when he leaves for his new job in a pantomime. But he is shocked to encounter the ghost of Alfie, who tells him he will be visited by three ghosts to show him the error of his ways. Alfie wants Stephen to care about teaching more than he ever did; but his happiness depends on the lessons he learns that night, when Stephen has an important decision to make about his career at Abbey Grove.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 13th December 2023
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Layton Williams | Stephen |
| Charlie Wernham | Mitchell |
| Mathew Horne | Fraser |
| Vicki Pepperdine | Hoburn |
| Asha Hassan | Usma |
| Anthony J Abraham | Inchez |
| Bobby Johnson | Harrison |
| Laura Marcus | Jinx |
| Ali Hadji-Heshmati | Warren |
| Francesca Amewudah-Rivers | Blessing |
| Jack Whitehall | Alfie |
| Freddy Syborn | Writer |
| Felix Hagan | Writer |
| Freddy Syborn | Director |
| Hussain Casey-Ahmed | Producer |
| Jack Whitehall | Executive Producer |
| Richard Ackerman | Executive Producer |
| Freddy Syborn | Executive Producer |
| Ben Caudell | Executive Producer |
| Navi Lamba | Executive Producer |
| Sarah Fraser | Executive Producer |
| Idris Ahmed | Line Producer |
| Jess Nestley-Verrinder | Senior Post Producer |
| Christopher CF Chow | Editor |
| Declan Price | Production Designer |
| Nicky Bligh | Casting Director |
| Chris Ferguson (as Chris Fergusson) | Director of Photography |
| Lex Wood | Costume Designer |
| Claire Woods | Make-up Designer |
| Vince Pope | Composer |
| Felix Hagan | Composer |
| Alex Shaw (as Alexandra Shaw) | Graphics |
| Andy Gradwell | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Stephen is haunted
With the help of ghostly friends past, present and future, Stephen makes an important decision about his career at Abbey Grove.
Featuring: Jack Whitehall (Alfie) & Layton Williams (Stephen).
Press
Bad Education: A Christmas Carol review
Thanks to Strictly Come Dancing, the return of Jack Whitehall to his school-based comedy is overshadowed by the effervescent Layton Williams.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 13th December 2023